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UFO sighting off Florida turns out to be Navy missile test

People posted photos and videos to Twitter showing a strange light with a tail, similar to a comet, flying across the sky.
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Some people in South Florida on Tuesday thought they saw a UFO, but it turned out to be a Navy missile test launch.

People posted photos and videos to social media showing a strange light with a tail, similar to a comet, flying across the sky. CBS News meteorologist Zach Covey tweeted it was a Trident-II ballistic missile being tested from a submarine.

People north of Miami to West Palm Beach reported seeing it.

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